Fluid temperature controlling device



' Oct. 3, 1944. J. c. SHAW I FLUID TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING DEVICE Filed June 29, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet l M my We Ai'TOB/YEIY Oct. 3, 1944. IJQC. sHAw FLUID TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING DEVICE Filed June 29, 1942 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY Oct 3, J. C. SHAW FLUID TEMPERATURE CONTROLLING DEVICE Filed June 29, 1942 3 Shets-Sheet 5 fso - J INVENTOR. F/GG BY (DECS/MW Patented Oct. 3, 1944 Joe 0. Shaw, Racine, Wis., assignor to Young Badlator Company, Racine, -Wis., a company of Wisconsin Application June 29, 1942, Serial No. 449,026

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to means for controlling the temperature particularly of lubricating oil of an internal combustion engine and particularly airplane engines where the cooling medium is preferably a current of air forced through closely spaced tubes for heat exchange contact with the oil.

Airplanes must operate in all temperatures, altitudes andweather conditions. At times, it may be desired to make an immediate take-oil at temperatures as low as 50 below zero. For this reason, .I provide means whereby the temperature of the chilled oil is permitted to rise quickly after the engine is started, by first causing it to pass through a short by-pass until it is somewhat warmed and then cause it to pass through a prewarming chamber which is in heat exchange contact with the cooling core until it rises to an operating temperature, after which it is caused to pass through the cooling core.

low the oil to pass. therethrough when it enters the inlet of the device in a chilled condition and at a dangerous pressure. a

, providing two pairs 01' valves, each having controlling means and by positioning a pair of valves and its controlling means in the inlet and Objects or my invention, generally stated, are

A further object of my invention isto provlde means whereby the cooling device and connections thereto. are protected against injury from excessive pressure and against accidental iniury oi the operating parts.

Under some weather conditions, an airplane may take oil. at normal temperatures and within minutes, it may reach the stratosphere where the temperature oi the air is perhaps or more below zero.

An object of my invention is to provide means for preventing the oil from being over cooled while passing through the core and reaching the outlet in an over cooled state regardless of atmospheric conditions. I

The common practice, particularly during low temperatures, is to start the engine and delay taking 01! for a raw minutes until the temperature oi the oil reaches or.more,anticipatin! that it will reachthe predeterminednormal q c y after the take-oil.

. shown in Figure 1, taken on line 2-2 of this flsure a pair of valves and its controlling means in the outlet of the device so the oil, after leaving the engine, first contacts the inlet valves and their controlling means and the oil before leaving the device is caused to contact the outlet valves and their controlling means and by providing suitable ports and passageways between the valves, cooling core and prewarming chamber.

To these-and other useful ends, my invention consists 0! parts, combinations-of parts, or their.

equivalents. andmode 0! operation. as hereinalter set forth and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal vertical section through a conventional heatexchanger or cooling core and prewarming chamber and through one form of my improved controlling device, taken on line i-l oi Fisure 2.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the device 1"ig. 3 is an enlarged fractional end view of the bottom 01' the heat exchange device as shown in 7 mechanismtatenonlinel-AoiFlgureZ Before starting the engine, the ground temperaturemaypossiblybeaslowasmtoovbelow zero; thereioreinorder topermit the oil to heat quickly, it must not be'subiected to the cooling sheet of the air passing through or around the device.-I therefore provide shy-'- pass between the inlet andoutlet .oi the device Fig'. 5 is a tie drawing illustrating a fraction. of the engine. the device shown in Figures 1 and 2, and an oil tank and connections between these members.

' Hg. 6 isa view of the valve mechanism similar to that shown in Figure 1 except with the valves moved to the opposite positions from that shown in Figure l.

' Fig. 'I i a detail longitudinal sectional view of the. preferred form or a thermal device. as

showninl'igureslandd.

As thus illustrated, the heat exchange core and prewarming chamber are, in their entirety, designated by reference character A. The valves and valve housing in their entireties are designated by reference character B. The thermal valve controlling devices in their entireties are designated by reference character C.

The preferred form of my device and its connection to the engine is shown in Figure 5 wherein the operating parts are shown diagrammatically. Numeral I designates a fraction of an engine, ll designates the oil pressure pump and I2 the scavenger pump. Numeral l3 designates an oil supply tank. Pump II is provided .with

a connection ll for supplying the pump with oil, the pump being connected to the various bearings in the usual manner.

Sump pump I2 is connected to the inlet l5 of member B by means of pipe l8 and the outlet ll of member B is connected to oil supply tank l3 by means of pipe l8. The special relief valve outlet I9 is connected to the oil supply tank I 3 by pipe 28.

In Figure 5, the direction of flow of oil through the connections is indicated by single pointed arrows. Member A comprises a cylinder 25 having a bundle of closely spaced tubes 28, their ends being expanded into hexagonal shapes 2'! and contacting each other so they may be bonded together, the outer row of full and half hexes being bonded to member 25.

Where the outside hexes do not fit closely against the inside surface of member 25 as at 28, suitable fillers areprovided with which a leak proof Joint may be'made; thus the ends of the tubes will form an inclosure so a cooling medium may be forced through the tubes and the oil cooled by being forced between the tubes in the inclosure as will hereinafter appear, forming What is generally called a heat exchanger or cooling core.

I provide a prewarming chamber 29 formed by a circular band 30 having end flanges ti-iil which are suitably bonded, brazed or welded to member 25. A valve chamber supporting bracket- 32 is provided being contacted on opposite sides by the ends of members as and 3i and being bonded or brazed thereto (see Figure 2).

Member 32 is provided with a port 35 forming a passageway from a chamber 535 into the inlet end of member 29. A port 37] forms a passageway from the outlet end of member 29 into a chamber 88 in member 32 (see dotted lines in Figures 1 and 2) thus oil may pass from chamber 88 through chamber 28 and into chamber 88 as indicated by double pointed arrows in Figures 1 and 2.

I provide a port 89 in the bottom of cylinder 25 whereby oil may, when it reaches the bottom of member 29, pass into the tube chamber and from this chamber through port 80 into a chamber II in member 82. It is desired to increase .the length of travel of the oil many times between ports 89 and 48; I therefore provide suitably spaced bailie plates 42 which are positioned between certain transverse rows of tubes and their hexed end members each having a port 48 at one- During sub-zero weather, the oil in the tube chamber will be chilled so it will not pass at all between the tubes. When this occurs, I provide means whereby it will be permitted to pass through the annular chamber 28 only and when the oil has been sumciently warmed in the tube chamber, I provide means whereby it will all be permitted to pass directly through the tube chamber from port 39 to chamber 4| as already described. It will-be understood that there may times, depending upon the temperature of the oil inthe tube chamber, when more or less will be passed therethrough and the remainder through the annular chamber; however normally, after the oil in the tube chamber has reached a predetermined temperature, it will all be forced through the tube chamber and in heat exchange contact with the air passing through the tubes as will hereinafter appear.

Member B comprises a housing 58 which is held to member 32 by means of a suitable number of bolts (not shown) with a gasket 5| therebetween. Member B is provided with chambers 52 83 and 54, the bottoms of which register with chambers 38, 88 and 4| respectively.

I provide a medial partition and a partition 58 which is shaped as indicated, having valve openings 51 and 58 and forming a chamber 59 with an outlet I1. I also provide a parti- I tion 8| which joins partition 55 as illustrated in Figure 1, having extensions 82 and 83 with valve seat openings 84 and 85 respectively; thus com pleting chamber 52 and forming a chamber 88 with outlet l9 and an inlet chamber 81 with inlet I8. I

I provide means whereby the oil in chamber 81 may pass either into chambers 52 or 88 and whereby oil in chambers 53 or 54 may pass into outlet chamber 88 and'escape through outlet II in the following manner:

A valve I0 is provided with a valve H having a. stem 12 which slidably extends through a sleeve 18 of valve 10, the stem'having a head I4 and a spring 15 so valves ill and II are held a fixed maximum distance apart but valve Il may, by overcoming the pressure of spring 15, move toward valve 18 either to relieve the pressure caused by over expansion of the thermal unit or this spring may act to permit escape of oil from chamber 83 into chamber 89 independent of member C.

In the reverse order, I provide a valve 18 having mounted thereon another valve II with a stem 78 which slidably extends through a sleeve '19 on valve 18, the stem having a head 88 so valves I6 and II are held a fixed maximum distance apart. Valve 71 may approach valve 18 by overcoming the pressure of a. spring 88. It will be seen that the valves are arranged in pairs and spaced so normally one or the other of their ports may be opened or closed as illustrated in Figures 1 and 6.,

I provide preferably thermal means C for controlling the pairs of valves as follows:

Members C comprise a cup 88 having preferably a flange 88 and a cylinder 81 having a flange 88. Members 88 and 88 are secured together by means of a suitable number of bolts 88 with an intervening washer 98 which is preferably made from synthetic rubber. Cup 85 is filled with a suitable material, preferably a Jelly 9| which is thermally sensitive having definite and favorable expansion and contraction characteristics.

. The inner end of member 81 1s filled with preferably a synthetic rubber stopper 92, the remainderof the chamber in member 81 is oncwpied by a plunger 85 which protrudes from member 81 a considerable distance and being threaded as illustrated. A bolt 94 is screw threaded into member 93 as illustrated and is anchored to the end walls of member B by means of a flange 95 and 'a nut 99 which is screw threaded on the outer end of member 9|. The outer end of member 94 is slotted as at 91; thus by loosening nut 96, member 94 may be turned for adjusting the distance between member 93 and the end wall of the chamber.

I provide a pressure spring 98 which'is shaped and positioned as shown and adapted to yieldingly force member 93 into cylinder 91, thus when the temperature ofthe material 9| changes, the position oi member 99 relative to member 81 will be changed. For example, if material 9| is expanded, then the gasket 90 will be forced into the chamber in member 81 and material 92 will be forced outwardly against plunger 99, resulting in member 85 moving to- In Figure 6, the valves are shown in the sure which mightoccur if either of the the nal devices or valves were out. of order.

By scrutinizing Figures 1, 4 and 6, it will be seen that ii the oil is chilled when it enters inlet I5, it will be permitted to pass directly to outlet I9 and if the oil enters at a practical working through chamber 29 or pass into port 39 andthrough the tube chamber; thus there are two means of controlling the oil temperature and a third means for protecting the device against injury in case the other means are out oi order.

It will be seen by referring to Fi e 1 that the pressure in chamber 53 might overcome spring I5 and permit the oil to escape into chamber'59 irrespective of the position of member Cand that springs liand 8| will act to protect the thermal controlling means and valves against excessive'pressure caused by over expansion of material 9|. g It will be understood that I have shown my preferred form of valves and their controlling means, and that I' do not wish to be limited to the particular design shown.

Having thus shown and described my invention, I claim:

opposite position from that shown in Figure 1.

That is, material 9| has been cooled somewhat. Clearly by adjusting bolts 94, the valves may be caused'to open and close at predetermined temperatures. For example, when oil entering inlet It has a temperature of say 180, adjustments may be made to hold the valves in the position shown in Figure 1 and when the oil passing from chamber 59 to outlet I1 is at a temperature of around 140, adjustments may be made to hold the valves as illustrated; however it the exposed to a very low temperature so the oil, after leaving the cooling core is below 140, the device is adapted to move valves 10 and II to the position shown in Figure 6 so the oil will be again permitted to pass through the preheating chamber only and the temperature of the oil permitted to rise again because it will not then be exposed to the full cooling effect 0! the core.

It the oil entering inlet I0 is chilled, then valves 19 and 11 will be moved to the position shown in Figure 6 so-the oil will pass directly into chamber and to outlet l9.

In Figure 2 I have shown chamber 69 as being separated from chamber 01 by a partition I05 having an opening I09 and a valve I01, .the valve having a stem I08 slidably mounted in an opening in the hous nfl as illustrated, and having a spring I09. When this valve is open, a direct connection is formed between chambers 99 and 81 (see Figure 4) the spring pressure being such as will permit the valve to liit aiter a'predetermined pressure in chamber 91 has been reached sothe oil is by-passed through outlet l9 into pipe 20. However I may elect to form a con-' airplane has passed into the stratosphere or is 1. A liquid temperature controlling device of the class'described, comprising a chamber having a bundle of closely spaced tubes extending therethrough for the passage through the tubes of a cooling fluid forming a cooling core, a prewarming chamber in heat exchange contact with said core, a common inlet and a common outlet for said core and prewarming chamber, two pairs of normally spaced valves having seats and being arranged whereby when one valve of a pair is closed, the other valve will be opened, each of said pair of valves having individual thermal tering the inlet is somewhat warmed, the valves will be operated to cause the liquid to pass through said precooling chamber and whereby whereby an abnormal pressure in the inlet will cause the valve to hit and the liquid to flow nection between chamber 00 and chamber I59 by means oi a port indicated by dotted lines in Figure 5 and identified by numeral 2|; thus the by-passednoil will enter tank 'II through pipe directly into the outlet irrespective of the position of said pairs of valves.

8, Anoil temperature controlling device oi the class described, comprising a heat exchange coolin! core having a prewarming chamber in heat exchange contact therewith, a common inlet and a common outlet for said core and prewarming chamber, thermally sensitivemeans with valves connected thereto positioned in said common inlet and in said common outlet, liquid passageways arrangedbetween said first valves and the inlet of said prewarming chamber and the common outlet, liquid passageways arranged between c said second valves and the outlets of said prewarming chamber and core, the thermally sensitive device and its valves in said common inlet being arranged whereby chilled oil entering the inlet will operate the valves to direct the oil into said outlet and whereby when the entering oil has been somewhat warmed the valves will be operated to direct the oil into the inlet of said prewarming chamber and whereby when the oil leaving said prewarming chamber has reached a predetermined temperature the thermally sensitive device in said outlet will operate its valves to cause the oil to pass through said core and whereby when the oil leaving theprewarmins chamber is below a predetermined temperature. the last valves will be operated to cause the oil to pass directly from the prewarming chamber into said outlet. I

4. A device as recited in claim 3 includinz; a pressure responsive relief valve forming a connection between said inlet and outlet whereby an abnormal pressure in the inlet will cause the valve to' lift and the oil to flow directly into the outlet I irrespective of the position of said valves.

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